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Denisovans

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Anchor African Ancestors Near Modern Human Roots

Precise dating to a geomagnetic reversal places an evolved African Homo erectus population near the split from Neanderthal–Denisovan ancestors.

Rebuilt Million-Year-Old Chinese Skull Tied to Denisovan-Linked Lineage, Pushing Homo Splits Earlier